In addition to the answer box placeholders, the '''Formulas question type''' provides for two other types of placeholder which are used for multiple choice questions:

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* Dropdown menu placeholder

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* Radio buttons placeholder

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==Why make a FQT multiple choice question?==

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Because you can use all the power of the '''Formulas''' calculation engine to build the list of choices.

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==Dropdown menu placeholder==

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The syntax for this placeholder is <span style="font-family:monospace;font-size:113%;">{_n:choices:MCE}</span> where

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<span style="font-family:monospace;font-size:113%;">_n</span> is the placeholder name (<span style="font-family:monospace;font-size:113%;">_0</span>, <span style="font-family:monospace;font-size:113%;">_1</span>, <span style="font-family:monospace;font-size:113%;">_2</span>, etc.) as for the answer box placeholders, <span style="font-family:monospace;font-size:113%;">choices</span> is a list of strings to appear as the menu choices and

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<span style="font-family:monospace;font-size:113%;">MCE</span> must appear as is.

The formulas question should look like this (the choices are highlighted by moving up and down in the menu):

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==Radio buttons placeholder==

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The syntax for this placeholder is <span style="font-family:monospace;font-size:113%;">{_n:choices}</span> where

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<span style="font-family:monospace;font-size:113%;">_n</span> is the placeholder name (<span style="font-family:monospace;font-size:113%;">_0</span>, <span style="font-family:monospace;font-size:113%;">_1</span>, <span style="font-family:monospace;font-size:113%;">_2</span>, etc.) as for the answer box placeholders and <span style="font-family:monospace;font-size:113%;">choices</span> is a list of strings to appear as the menu choices. The list of buttons is only vertical.